* If you think it's OK to copy pattern instructions rather than pay for a pattern, read this strong message that Homespun Magazine posted on its Facebook page. Everyone needs to understand that this sort of copyright breach is illegal and takes potential income from designers and publishers.

* Last month I alerted you to classes in Brisbane with Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr. Now the Sydney classes have been announced: 12-16
June 2015 in Parramatta. Classes with Weeks Ringle, Bill Kerr,
Sarah Fielke and Kerry Glen. Are you going? Decisions, decisions...

* An invitation to participate in a freeform crochet and knit artwork from Prudence Mapstone -50 Years of Flower Power.* Sewing Up a Coastal Storm is taking expressions of interest now. Coffs Harbour, NSW.

* Now, this is handy! Why didn't I know about this yarn substitution website before? Yarnsub's yarn database contains all the major yarn brands and a lot of
lesser-known brands too. You can search for yarns by their name, brand,
weight (e.g. worsted) or fiber content.

* Brighten up your notebooks with fabric covers. Tutorial by Bec from Handmade and Home.* Oh my goodness! Esther Aliu is at it again - she is generously offering another free BOM quilt pattern. It's another stunner, Oma's Blues.

* As soon as I saw that Jinny Beyer is the
instructor for this FREE Craftsy BOM class, I signed up. I may never
make this quilt, but I'm always interested in picking up tips from my
hand-piecing heroine!